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Very interesting Report.

Interesting to see the fuel performance regular people are getting in hybrids. Unlike us hybrid nerds, I bet most of the people in these corporate fleets aren't changing their driving patterns to nurse every ounce of gasoline out of their car.

Definitely check out the video on the hybrid prius taxi and civic courier company. These guys are definitely making money by driving a hybrid!

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This is an interesting point -- getting 48MPG driving to maximize mileage versus getting 42MPG driving in a more 'normal' or perhaps 'agressive' manner. Either result is great mileage compared to what is on the road today.

I find myself cringing when I go up a hill and my instant MPG guage goes down to 25MPG. Gasp! Only 25MPG in the worst case! That's better than my previous 2002 Honda Civic Si got around town in the best of conditions, and I'm complaining? I now am averaging about 44MPG in my lousy 5 mile stop-and-go commute; even if I was getting less than 40MPG, what an improvement that would be.

So I'm with you folks -- 42 or 48MPG, either way, is phenomenal gas mileage.